CZ, the founder of Binance, revealed in X today that his pet dog is not a Shiba Inu, but a Belgian Malinois. After the news broke, multiple Meme tokens featuring this breed appeared on the chain in a short period of time, with the community guessing the names, with Perry and Celo being the most well-known at the moment (CELO is because a photo of a herding dog with this name was previously released by a Binance employee, but it is unclear whether it is CZ's dog, and it remains to be seen whether he will publicly confirm it)
CZ Publicly Reveals His Pet's Breed
CZ posted on X:
Got the answers now. Pretty interesting how things work. Will mull it over for a day or so, as usual for big decisions
. Respect his privacy, or dox the dog for the cause? Oh well, might even interact with a couple of the memes on BNB Chain.
Yes, not a Shiba Inu, but a Belgian Malinois.
— CZ
BNB (@cz_binance) February 12, 2025
CZ later also questioned the operation of Meme tokens on X:
How does this even work? I share the dog's name and photo, and then people create Meme coins? How do I know which one is the "official" one? Or does it even matter?"
In addition, he mentioned that he does not rule out interacting with some Meme tokens on the BNB Chain. It seems that CZ has changed his stance to be more willing to interact with Meme coins in order to promote the BNB Chain.
Got the answers now. Pretty interesting how things work. Will mull it over for a day or so, as usual for big decisions
— CZ
Meme Token Craze Boosts BNB Price
After the topic gained traction, the trading activity of Meme tokens on the BNB Chain increased, which also seems to have driven a short-term rise in the BNB token price. BNB price once broke through $720, up more than 10% from 24 hours ago, showing the market's high sensitivity to CZ's remarks.
